PMID- 20884369 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110216 LR - 20181201 IS - 1089-8611 (Electronic) IS - 1089-8603 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 4 DP - 2010 Dec 15 TI - Expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor and its effect on nitric oxide production of rat alveolar macrophages. PG - 327-31 LID - 10.1016/j.niox.2010.09.004 [doi] AB - We early show that glutamate (Glu) mediate hyperoxia-induced newborn rat lung injury through N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR). In this study, we search for evidence of NMDAR expression on newborn rat alveolar macrophages (AMs) and the difference between newborn and adult rat AMs, and the possible effect on nitric oxide (NO) production of AMs by exogenous NMDA. The protein of NMDAR was showed by immunocytochemistry, and the mRNA was examined by RT-PCR and real-time PCR. The results show that: (i) both newborn and adult rat AMs express NMDAR1 and the four NMDAR2 subtypes and newborn rat AMs are higher expression. (ii) NMDA administration increase NO production, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity and iNOS mRNA expression of AMs. (iii) NMDAR activation elevates NO secretion of AMs, which suggests that AM may be one of the key cellular origin of the elevated NO secretion in hyperoxia-induced lung injury. CI - Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Shang, L H AU - Shang LH AD - Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China. FAU - Luo, Z Q AU - Luo ZQ FAU - Deng, X D AU - Deng XD FAU - Wang, M J AU - Wang MJ FAU - Huang, F R AU - Huang FR FAU - Feng, D D AU - Feng DD FAU - Yue, S J AU - Yue SJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100925 PL - United States TA - Nitric Oxide JT - Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry JID - 9709307 RN - 0 (NMDA receptor A1) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - 6384-92-5 (N-Methylaspartate) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II) RN - VH92ICR8HX (N-methyl D-aspartate receptor subtype 2A) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Macrophages, Alveolar/*metabolism MH - N-Methylaspartate/administration & dosage MH - Nitric Oxide/*biosynthesis MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/*genetics MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction EDAT- 2010/10/05 06:00 MHDA- 2011/02/17 06:00 CRDT- 2010/10/02 06:00 PHST- 2010/05/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/09/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2010/09/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/10/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/10/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/02/17 06:00 [medline] AID - S1089-8603(10)00418-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.niox.2010.09.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nitric Oxide. 2010 Dec 15;23(4):327-31. doi: 10.1016/j.niox.2010.09.004. Epub 2010 Sep 25.